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Definition of Cantonese noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cantonese

noun

/ˌkæntəˈniːz/

/ˌkæntəˈniːz/

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(also Yue)
[uncountable] a form of Chinese spoken mainly in southern China, including Hong KongTopics Languagec2

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[countable]
(plural Cantonese)
a person whose first language is Cantonese

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